Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Now about things offered to images: we all seem to ourselves to have knowledge. Knowledge gives pride, but love gives true strength.
New American Standard Bible
Now concerning
King James Version
Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
Holman Bible
About food offered to idols:
International Standard Version
Now concerning food offered to idols: We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
A Conservative Version
Now about the things sacrificed to idols. We know that all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
American Standard Version
Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.
Amplified
Now about food sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge [concerning this]. Knowledge [alone] makes [people self-righteously] arrogant, but love [that unselfishly seeks the best for others] builds up and encourages others to grow [in wisdom].
An Understandable Version
I now want to reply to the matter of idolatrous sacrifices [which you wrote to me about]. We know that we all possess knowledge. [Note: This may be a statement posed to Paul by the Corinthians, who seemed quite preoccupied with "knowledge"]. Knowledge [only] makes people arrogant, while love builds them up [spiritually].
Anderson New Testament
Now, with respect to meats offered to idols, we know, (for we all have knowledge: knowledge puffs up with pride, but love edifies.
Common New Testament
Now concerning food sacrificed to idols: we know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Now as to things offered to idols, 'tis certain that the knowledge you all pretend to have, swells you with pride, but 'tis charity that edifieth.
Darby Translation
But concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know, (for we all have knowledge: knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.
Godbey New Testament
But concerning things offered to idols: we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but divine love builds up.
Goodspeed New Testament
About food that has been offered to idols, it is true, as you say, that we all have some knowledge on that matter. Knowledge gives people airs; love is what builds up character.
John Wesley New Testament
Now as to things sacrified to idols, we know: for all of us have knowledge.
Julia Smith Translation
And concerning sacrifice to idols, we know, (for we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, and love builds the house.
King James 2000
Now concerning things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now concerning food sacrificed to idols, we know that "we all have knowledge." Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
Modern King James verseion
But concerning the sacrifices to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
To speak of things dedicated unto idols, we are sure that we all have knowledge. Knowledge maketh a man swell: but love edifieth.
Moffatt New Testament
With regard to food that has been offered to idols. Here, of course, 'we all possess knowledge'! Knowledge puffs up, love builds up.
Montgomery New Testament
Now in regard to food which has been offered to idols, we are sure of course that "we all have knowledge." But knowledge puffs up, while love builds up.
NET Bible
With regard to food sacrificed to idols, we know that "we all have knowledge." Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
New Heart English Bible
Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
Noyes New Testament
Now concerning the things offered in sacrifice to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth;
Sawyer New Testament
And concerning things offered to idols we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, concerning the idol-sacrifices, we are aware - because we, all, have knowledge, - knowledge, puffeth up, but, love, buildeth up;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
NOW concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.
Twentieth Century New Testament
With reference to food that has been offered in sacrifice to idols-We are aware that all of us have knowledge! Knowledge breeds conceit, while love builds up character.
Webster
Now as concerning things offered to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
Weymouth New Testament
Now as to things which have been sacrificed to idols. This is a subject which we already understand--because we all have knowledge of it. Knowledge, however, tends to make people conceited; it is love that builds us up.
Williams New Testament
Now about the foods that have been sacrificed to idols: We know that every one of us has some knowledge of the matter. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
World English Bible
Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
Worrell New Testament
Now, concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we know because we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
Worsley New Testament
Now as to things offered to idols, we know that we all have knowledge about them. Knowledge however puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
Youngs Literal Translation
And concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that we all have knowledge: knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up;
Themes
Charity » The attributes of charity
Knowledge » If any man thinks that he knows anything
Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » Begets pride
Knowledge » Danger of » Begets pride
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 8:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Concerning Food Sacrificed To Idols
1 Now about things offered to images: we all seem to ourselves to have knowledge. Knowledge gives pride, but love gives true strength. 2 If anyone seems to himself to have knowledge, so far he has not the right sort of knowledge about anything;
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1 Corinthians 8:7
Still, all men have not that knowledge: but some, being used till now to the image, are conscious that they are taking food which has been offered to the image; and because they are not strong in the faith, their minds are troubled.
1 Corinthians 8:4
So, then, as to the question of taking food offered to images, we are certain that an image is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.
Isaiah 5:21
Cursed are those who seem wise to themselves, and who take pride in their knowledge!
Acts 15:29
To keep from things offered to false gods, and from blood, and from things put to death in ways which are against the law, and from the evil desires of the body; if you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. May you be happy.
Romans 14:3
Let not him who takes food have a low opinion of him who does not: and let not him who does not take food be a judge of him who does; for he has God's approval.
Romans 15:14
And I myself am certain of you, brothers, that you are full of what is good, complete in all knowledge, able to give direction to one another.
Numbers 25:2
For they sent for the people to be present at the offerings made to their gods; and the people took part in their feasts and gave honour to their gods.
Isaiah 47:10
For you had faith in your evil-doing; you said, No one sees me; by your wisdom and knowledge you have been turned out of the way: and you have said in your heart, I am, and there is no other.
Acts 15:10
Why then are you testing God, by putting on the neck of the disciples a yoke so hard that not even our fathers or we were strong enough for it?
Acts 15:19-20
For this reason my decision is, that we do not put trouble in the way of those who from among the Gentiles are turned to God;
Acts 21:25
But as to the Gentiles who have the faith, we sent a letter, giving our decision that they were to keep themselves from offerings made to false gods, and from blood, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from the evil desires of the body.
Romans 11:25
For it is my desire, brothers, that this secret may be clear to you, so that you may not have pride in your knowledge, that Israel has been made hard in part, till all the Gentiles have come in;
Romans 12:16
Be in harmony with one another. Do not have a high opinion of yourselves, but be in agreement with common people. Do not give yourselves an air of wisdom.
Romans 14:10
But you, why do you make yourself your brother's judge? or again, why have you no respect for your brother? because we will all have to take our place before God as our judge.
Romans 14:14
I am conscious of this, and am certain in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself; but for the man in whose opinion it is unclean, for him it is unclean.
Romans 14:22
The faith which you have, have it to yourself before God. Happy is the man who is not judged by that to which he gives approval.
1 Corinthians 1:5
So that in him you have wealth in all things, in word and in knowledge of every sort;
1 Corinthians 4:10
We are made to seem foolish for Christ, but you are wise in Christ; we are feeble, but you are strong; you have glory, but we have shame.
1 Corinthians 4:18
Now some are full of pride, as if I was not coming to you.
1 Corinthians 5:2
And in place of feeling sorrow, you are pleased with yourselves, so that he who has done this thing has not been sent away from among you.
1 Corinthians 5:6
This pride of yours is not good. Do you not see that a little leaven makes a change in all the mass?
1 Corinthians 8:2
If anyone seems to himself to have knowledge, so far he has not the right sort of knowledge about anything;
1 Corinthians 8:10-11
For if a man sees you, who have knowledge, taking food as a guest in the house of an image, will it not give him, if he is feeble, the idea that he may take food offered to images?
1 Corinthians 10:19-22
Do I say, then, that what is offered to images is anything, or that the image is anything?
1 Corinthians 10:28
But if anyone says to you, This food has been used as an offering, do not take it, on account of him who said it, and on account of his sense of right and wrong:
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
If I make use of the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am like sounding brass, or a loud-tongued bell.
1 Corinthians 14:20
My brothers, do not be children in mind: in evil be as little children, but in mind be of full growth.
1 Corinthians 15:34
Be awake to righteousness and keep yourselves from sin; for some have no knowledge of God: I say this to put you to shame.
Ephesians 4:16
Through whom all the body, being rightly formed and united together, by the full working of every part, is increased to the building up of itself in love.
Colossians 2:18
Let no man take your reward from you by consciously making little of himself and giving worship to angels; having his thoughts fixed on the things which he has seen, being foolishly lifted up in his natural mind,
Revelation 2:14
But I have some things against you, because you have with you those who keep the teaching of Balaam, by whose suggestion Balak made the children of Israel go out of the right way, taking food which was offered to false gods, and going after the desires of the flesh.
Revelation 2:20
But I have this against you, that you let the woman Jezebel say she is a prophet and give false teaching, making my servants go after the desires of the flesh and take food offered to false gods.